Pharyngeal muscles

Illustration of the muscular pharynx viewed from behind.

Term name Layer
1 Cricopharyngeal part; cricopharyngeus Layer 1
2 Thyropharyngeal part; thyropharyngeus Layer 1
3 Ceratopharyngeal part Layer 1
4 Buccopharyngeal part Layer 1
5 Pterygopharyngeal part [[Passavanti]] Layer 1
6 Mastoid process Layer 1
7 Pharyngeal tubercle Layer 1
8 Pharyngobasilar fascia Layer 1
9 Submandibular gland Layer 1
10 Parotid gland Layer 1
11 Medial pterygoid Layer 1
12 Pharyngeal raphe Layer 1
13 Digastric Layer 1
14 Stylohyoid Layer 1
15 Stylopharyngeus Layer 1
16 Styloid process Layer 1
17 Thyroid gland Layer 1
18 Oesophagus Layer 1
19 Inferior constrictor Layer 1
20 Middle constrictor Layer 1
21 Superior constrictor Layer 1